Automatic operating mechanism for type-writers.



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l. H PTLLINGS.

AuToMATlc OPERATING MECHANTSM F03 TYPE WRITERS. APPLICATIONYFILEDSEPT.29. 1913.

Patented Dec. 41 2, :1916` gwn-emo@ Easy. a.

wirt/ugh@ 1. H. PlLUNGs; AUTOMATIC-0PEHATIN@ MECHANISM FOR TYPE WRITERS.

4 APPLICATION FILED SEPT.29. I9I3.

1,208,640. l Ptented` Dec. 12, 1916.

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-1. H. PlLLINGs.

AUTOMATIC OPERATING IVIECHANISM FOR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29 1913.

Patented Deo. 12, 1,916.

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5 num/wko@ I. H, PILUNGS. AUTOMATIC PEHATING MECHANISM FOI? TYPEWRITERS.

I Pam@ Dee. 12,1916;

APPLICATIDR FILED SEPT,29 I9I3 v1,208,640.Av

@Mw/toc LH. PILLINGS.

AUTOMATIC O FERATING NIECHANISM FOR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLicATloH man sm. 29. 1913.

1,208,640. Patented 1360.121916,

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1; HpPILLlNss. AUTOMATIC GPI-:RATINGl MECHANISM FR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29, |913,l Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

` 1o SHEETS-SHEET? @www I. H. Plumes. AUTOMATIC OPERATING IIIECHANISNIkFOR TYPE WRITERS.

Patfendi '12,A 1915.4.

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APPLICATION FILED SEFT29| 1913.

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J'.-H'. P\LLINGS. Auommc OPEBAHNG MECHAMSM FUMYPE WRITERS.

APPLIQATWN ElLED SEPT. 29, 19.13'.

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up the letter or form, `and which will be of leration ofthe typewritervin 'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.l

JOHN H. PILLINGS, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 BENJAM-IN H.

` NOYES, OF DAYTON, OI-IO.

AUTOMATIC oPERATiNG MEcHANIsM Fon TYPE-WRITERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

Application filed September 29, 1'913. Serial No. 792,368,

Da vton, in the county of h-Iontgomery and', State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new yand useful. Improvements in Automatic OperatingMechanism for. lype-lVriters,I of

f which the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing. i

This invention relates to automatic .op-

erating mechanism for-typewriters.

-Mechanisms have been ,produced heretofore for'automatically operatingtypewriters to produce form letters, .circularsor other lmatterof.which-a plurality of copies isdesired. These devices, howeven. for themost part, if not exclusively, rely upon either electricity. or air,their operation and a perforated web of paper forcontrolling theoperation.l More o-r less ,successful operation has been attained bythese mechanisms but they areY complicated and require such delicateadjustments that they give trouble in actual service, it requiringtheservices of 'a" slrilledgmechanic to ii-iaintain them in.v

proper working condition. Moreover, it is pensive proceeding, andmoreover when the -,sheet has been once perforatedit is ver7 difficultt'o make. corrections or alterations therein and the .sheet itselfl iseasily dam- .aged and short lived.'

Thai-object of' thepresent invention is'to provide fan automaticoperating mechanism 'which will loe mechanical throughout its fconstructionandwhich will beof a simple 10 'character andfdurableconstruction. :.--1 -A- further object of the invention is to providesuch a 'mechanism which can be applied -to a 'typewriter withoutlmaterial modification' of the construction thereof and without.interfering-with the manual op'-, the ordinary .mannen It i's alsoanobject of the invention to provide 'a cntrolling devicehaving-'movablepartswhich maybe adjusted to set such a character that anunlimited number of-copies can be taken therefrom."

' Further.. ai is .an @baci@manifesta to make this controlling deviceremovablel so that a given letter'niay, if desired, be

removed and preserved until it is desired to use the saine at a futuretime.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of. a deviceembodying my invention; 2, is a top, plan view of the mechanism with thetypewriter reinoved; F ig.-3 is a. vertical sectional view,

. taken longitudinally of the mechanism; Fig.

4 isa detail view of the t-rip mechanism forming a part of the carriagereturn devicesg'Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing in elevation theselective actuating mechanism and the mechanical controlling devicestherefor; Fig. 6 is adetail view of thev tabulator lock; Fig. 't' is aview similarl to Fig. 5 showing the: actuating mechanism set foroperating a selected type bar. Fig. 8 is a. transverse` sectional viewshowing in 'detail the actuating bar andthe devices for operating thesame: Fig. 9 is a fractional view of the controllingdrum showing themeans for' advancing the same step bv step '.during the. setting upoperation; Fig. 10 is' a detail view of one of the adjust-able 'trippingdevices forming a part of the controlling device; Fig. 11 is atransverse, sectional view showing the device for connecting anddisconnecting the controlling device with the selective actuatingmechanism; Fig.4

'l2 is-al plan view of the connecting devices ,between the controllingdevice and the' ac- "l5 is a sectional` detail view ofthecarriagecontrolling mechanism;l F ig..16 is a transJ verse', ,sectionalview showing the construction'of the drum; Fig. 17 isa detail view ofone of the operating devices `for the actuating, carriage; Fig. is adetail view showing a modified form of mechanism for actuating t-liecon'trolling lever.

In'car'rying'out'the invention I provide two principal mechanisms. Fiist` a selective actuating mechanism'4 which will select and operatethe desired "one of the key ha rs and theirconnected elements; andsecond, a mechanical' controlling device for this selective-actuatingmeclianis'mv'hich will de lll4 termine which key bar is to be operatedand'- Whi'ch can be set up to cause the successive' operation of aseries of -key bars and thus cause the typeivriterto writea given Word;sentence or letter. may be of any s uitable construction 4and thatembodime'nt of the invention shown in the accompanying draivings hasbeen chosen for the purpose of illustration only.

As here shown the. operating lmechanism as a whole is mounted upon andpreferably ivithin asupportingl frame l which is preferably inclosed.`by a cabinet 2L A typevvriter of any construction, such as the 01"-dinary commercial machine, is n iountedadjacent to the supporting'frameand preferably npon the sameyas shown in the drawings at 3. Inasmuch asthe typewriter is of ordinary construction it is. Vuni'iecess'ary todescribe the-details tliereof. Sufiice it to say that it comprises thetype bars/t which are connected With and operated by key bars 5 providedivith'finger keys'G, l It alsd embodies various other key-operatedmechanisms, such as the carriage shifting mecha-v nisni, spacing bar,etc. It will be understood that the term key bar. as employed in thisspecification and the appended claims includes not only the key bar foractua-ting' thetypebars but also v-iiicl-iides any device which may beactuated manually to cause th'e .operation of some' part of the typelivriter. By means of the present invention all of the key-operatedfunctions are automatically performed and this performance ispreferablyaccomplished by causing the key bars to be actuated insubstantially the same .manner that .they are actuated when the" machineis manually operated. The mechanism is connected with the typewriterwith. practically no change therein, although I have added to the,typewriter mechanism' certain parts to `ooperate-with. the automaticmechanism'.

this can be .accomplished by any suitable sheet or 'web feedingmechanism. Neither.

whole wl'etter. superscription and all is written on. the samemacliineand there is,

of course. laio difference Whatever in the appearance 'o'f the differentparts thereof. A single operator can take care of a batteryofsniachines. the number de ending upon the length of the letter,'aninthis way an ordinary card address list may be E m- These twovmechanisms tuating member 'i causes the operationof the kelv ban andits connected parts. AIn' the 'stantially horizontal axis extendingparallel The present invention does not conteniplatetlie feeding ofthepaper to the type ivriter automatically, although, of course,`

' in the rear of the actuating lmember and Y as having its opposite entlarrangedin front ployed and the changes made therein with the ease andyfacility that they a're made in suchlists under ordinary circumstances.

As stated above .the selective operating' mechanism may be of anysuitable construction' butIl I prefer that it should be mechanicalthroughout and` as here shown, it ycomprises a continuously movingractuating memberivhich -is'fin the form vof a vertical reeiprocatorirba'r 4T' mounted in guideiviivs S atY the opposite sides .of 'the frame1 and connected with a suitable operatingv mechanism forimpartinglretp'rocator)V movement theretocontinuously1 while themachine is inoperation; In the pilesentmachine the slide b ar is connectedby means ofc'zonnectintr rods 9 ivith eccentrics 10 on lv shaft ll joui. naledin'lbearing plates 1:2 carried bv .the opposite sidemembers offthfframe.and drivenfrom a hiotor'll'by means of a belt 1l extending about a beltWheel 15 secni'ed to the end of thef shaft 11. In the1 absence of anoperative connection ivithwthe rcontrolling device thei vertical,reciprocatory movement of.the actu'ating member or bar has no effectupon'the mechanism ,of the typewriter. This bar is provided with ,a

` plurality of movable fingers,l 165' the number typevvritenlil-Then itis desired to operate a particular key bar its corresponding iinger .16is' moved into operative relation therewith and the rec-iprocationv ofthe facpresent form of the machine the 'actuating fingers 16 a'repivotally mounted upon the actuating baratytheiiy upper ends onv `a:sub

vvitli'tlie shaft lland are held normal-ly iii a substantially 'verticalposition, which is their inoperative position. by means of springs 1T'mounted upon the actuatingbar and engaging the respective fingers. To

' connect the 'actuating fingers 16 'With-the respective key bars; eachlinger is providedv with al connecting member or lever-18 vvliich 1sshow-n as pivotally supported at oneend of the actuating member andlconnected by means of a suitable connecting device or link 19 with thecorresponding key bar;

The connecting links 1.9 may be of any suitable character but I refer-that-the same should be' formed iviti open slots at their upperv endsthroughE which .the respective key'bars eXtend,'-as this permits the keybars to move downwardly .independently of the 1 links and theirconnecting mechanisms' and thus'enables-the typewriter to be manuallyoperatedV while connected with theauto.-

matic' mechanism. The-lower end of each link is also' .Slottedto receivethe 'endlof its i connecting lever and may be provided with 'therespective actuating fingers 416 and each .lever is provided with avdepressed portion forming'aprecess 21,'into which the lower end of itsactuating finger extends, upon the downward movement of the actuatingbar,

without engaging the lever; VhenV it is dei sired to operate aparticular lever the co r-.

responding actuating nger`16 is moved about its axis to bring thelowerend thereof position.

into alinement with vthat -portion of 'the connecting lever lyingimmediately in front of the recess, whereby the downward movement of theactuatingbar will cause the fingerl to enga-ge the lever and depress thesame.

.. It is desirable thatsome means should be provided lfor retaining'.the linger in opera'- tive engagement with the lever 'duringthedownwardstrokeof the actuating bar and after' the finger has beenreleased from the device which moved. it into -its operative To.this endI have formed a' projection or lip 22 at the forward edge of therecess21and have notched the lower Zend of the finger 16, as shown at 23, sothat ,30

when the finger is in operative relation to "the lever the lipwillenterl the notch and this interlocking engagement of the parts willreta-in them in operative relation until the actuating bar is againvmoved upward to disengage the two narts.

A suitable controlling device is provided t'o cause thev actuatingfingers tobe moved into operative relation with their respective.

levers in proper sequence. Various forms of controlling devices may beused forthis purpose but.' that here shown embodiesa,

.principle especially adapted for this purpose and is of such acharacter that it can be utilized to control a selective actuatingmechanism, such as lis here vshown or lother -suitabie actuatingmechanism, and either directly or through interposed connecting devices.For the purpose of' the present machine I have illustrated thecontrolling device as actingthrough certain connecting y devices whichwill be hereinafter described and I have shown the controlling device ascomprising a movable member having adjustable parts and have illustratedthis movable member as consisting of a cylinder 24 rotatably mountedupon a shaft 25 and adapted to be rotated either continluously orfintermittently. To impart continuous'yrota'rymovement to the drum IhaveA provided the same about its peripherynear one edge thereof with anannular .rack

26 whichmeshes .with a pinion 27 on a short shaft 28' journaled in oneof the bearlng brackets 12 and Shaving a wormwheel 29 meshing 'with aWorm 3 0 on a shaft' 31 hav- Ashown a device by meansof whichintermitcause the operation of the key bars in Adiftent movement may beimparted to -the drum or movable member and .thlsmechanism comprises apawl thaving its nose arranged 't'o engage-the teeth'of the-rack 2G`land having its opposite end-connectedl to one arlnof a bell cranklever- 35, the other arm of which is adapted to be engaged by a cam 36securedto a. rotatable shaft, such as'the shaft 11.4 thepawl may beeither positively returned by the' cam or-returnedby a spring, asl shownat' 37, It willbe understood, however, thatthe character of the movablemember may be. widely varied from that here shown and that it may bedriven in any suitable mannen either continuously or intermittently. l

i The movable member of the controlling device, whether in the form of adrum or otherwise, has a pluralityT of controlling members or trippingdevices arranged in .positions to operate the Akey bars in the propersequence to produce the desired subject matter or letteron thetypewriter. Preferably, but not necessarily, these controlling members'are adapted to be adjusted to diiferentpoints across the width ofthedrum to enable their positions to be changed sov that the controllingdevice may be set to ferent sequence to produce copies of difierentletters'. Then the controlling members or trippingdevices are adjustable.the con-- struction Iand arrangement are such .that they are normallyheld against displacement, thus enabling thetype-operating de- The' bellcrank lever and vices to be actuated in thesame sequence upon eachsuccessive movement ofthe .controlling device. O course, when thecontrolling members are not adjustable the same result is obtained.These -adju-stable tripping devices may beoj any suitable character andmounted in any suitable manners, but in the present insta-nce,the'movable member vis provided with a series' of transverse slots,

as shown at 38, spaced short distances apart and extending forsubstantially the full width of the drum. Mounted in these Slots andadapted to be moved therein transversely'of the drum are a series ofplates '39 having projections 40 adapted v to extend beyond the'surfaceof` the movable-member or There is one of these trip devices,4 lor. forthe sake of brevity, trips, in each' any ifdesir'edposi-tion'.-l.f'To-.retain A'tl-ie, trip ilo devices in their. 'adj usted.positionsand -preventt the radialdisplacemjentthereof during the:operation o f thel device-the'dm-lm is4 surrouudedby; a series oat4ribs 38".; spaged ,along the surface apart form slots into which theprojections or'trips extend which are thereliv held against movementrelatively to the drum.

In the present forni of the actuating mechanism these trips are notadapted to engage directlv with the actuating devices and I have.therefore. interposed suitable connecting devices which in the form hereillustrated comprise a series of tripping levers 4l mounted on a singletransverse axis, as indicated at l2. These levers are in the form ofbell crank levers and each has a` forwardly projecting arm i3 extendingof the drum and having its end arranged close thereto and inclined insuch a manner that whenengaged b v oneof the trips the arm will heraised to rock the lev'er about its axis and permit the trip to movepast the same. .l spring ll bearing against the upper arm l5 of thetripping lever tends to hold the lever normali)Y in' a position to beengaged by a trip. The tripping levers correspond in number with theactuating lingers 1G and suitable means are provided whereby themovement of one of these levers about its axis will move thecorresponding actuating finger into operative relation with itsconnecting lever and thus cause the operation of the corresponding typebar. In the )resent machine this connection is formed l' a sliding bar Gmounted in suitable guidewavs'having one end arranged adjacent to and inalinenient with the corresponding actuating linger and having its otherend arranged adjacent to and in alinement with the upper arm of thecorresponding tripping lever. Thus, the movement of thc tripping leveraxis will impart longitudinal movement to the bar G and, consequently,will move the actuating finger into operative position.

It is desirable that the slide har 46 should he promptly and positivelymoved out of engagement with'thc the return of the linger to its normalposition. At the saine time it is desirable that the bar should remainin lengagement with the linger a sullicient length of time to enable thecopcrating parts 1of the finger-and its connect-ing lever to beinteiloelced. To accomplish these two ends have provided a lockingdevice which will automatically lock the sliding har in engagement withthe {inger and have provided the actuating bar 7 with means forreleasingr and returning the slide bar. As here shown each bar 4G isprovided in its upper edge near that end adjacent the actuating fingerwith a notch 47; Extending transversely to the bars abone; the same andadjacent to the notch 4:7/ is a lixed bar 4S having secured thereto aseries of springs` 49, one for each slide bar 46;, which springsbearupon the upper edges1 of the respective bars' Artering with about its lactuating finger so asl to preventan)y possibility of the bar interanged beneath each slide bar is a second spring 50 of greater strengththan thc spring :lll and adapted to move the bar upward against thetension of the spring 49. When the slide ha r is moved in a direction tocarry the actuating finger into its operative position the spring il)will enter the notch 1T and thus retain the. liar in this position,thereby preventing the return of the finger. To release the bar andreturn it to its normal position the actuating bar is provided with acam surface 51 ar finger 1G and in such relation to the ends of the bars-lli that when the actuating'member has been moved -downward far-enoiighto cause the linger which is in operative posi-.-

tion to engage its connecting lever thc'cain will engage the end of thecorresponding bar 40. move the saine out'of engagement with the sprinty49 and force it rearward from the actuating finger7 thcrebjv` permittingthe return ot' the actuating finger to its normal position the instantit. is released from its connect-ingllcver.

lt will be understood that cach of the ordinary operations of thetypewriter is controlled bv the movable controlling incinber or drainand b v placing' the'trips or projections l0 in proper position on thedrum the desired operation. of the typewriter will be caused when themechanism i's in operation. The letter spacing, carriage shiftingtcarriage return. etc.`l are all controlled 1n this manner and iii-orderto enable the projections or trips to be readily set in their properpositions a gage is extended across the drain or movable member, asshown at 52, this gage haringen its face indications corresponding tothose on the key bars, and when aprojection or trip has been moved intoalinement with the indication on the gage it will, upon the operation ofthe machine, cause the operation of the key bar having that sainefunction. To facilitate the setting of the projections or trips aslidable settingdevice or finger-'53 is slidably mounted on a shaft, 5ladjacent to the drum and in a position to engage a t-rip and move thesaine across the drain. During the. setting operation the trips orproject-ions which have not been set are moved to-'the right hand sideof the, drum into inoperative positions. To so move the projections ortrips and thus clear the drum or a section thereof l have provided asecond finger arrange normalli1 at the left hand side of the drum andslidably mounted on the shaft 54:. The movement of this linger acrossthe drum from left to right will carry all the projections in the pathof the sanic to a position on the right hand sideot' the drain, thusclearing the drum to enable the saine to be again set up. To enable thedrum to be advanced step b v'step during the setting operation a lever56 is mounted along the side `anged in the rear-of the thereof-and has a:nose arranged to engage the teeth of the gear 26 and l thusadvance thedrum one step upon each operationof the lever.

' To enable access tobe had to the drum -for -the purpose of setting upthe form a trans-` verse section of the retainingdevice or ribs 38a ismade removable, as shown in Fig. 14. .I have also provided means wherebythe connecting Adevices 'extending between the controlling member andthe actuating mechanism may be rendered inoperative when this may bedesired, either during the set-ting vup `of the machine or at any othertime./ To

accomplish this I have so mounted the slide vbars 46 which connect thetripping levers -with the actuatingl fingers, that the ends of the same'may bemOved laterally out of alinement with the respective trippinglevers, as shown in Fig. '13. To accomplish Vthis the bars are-mounted'so that their rear ends may have movement relatively to thefront ends thereof and Vin the presentin-v W stance each bar is formedin two partsl so thatthe rear portion. only is moved'laterally. This,however, is unnecessary to the successfulv operation of the device. Arod 57 extends transversely of' the bars 46, is

connected therewithY andI provided at one4 side of the machine withapivoted handle `58-b-y means of'which 'it may be actuated to imove thebars 46 into their operative or inoperative positions. -If desired, thishandle may be connectedwith the controlling device for the motor which,in the present instance, is an ordinary electrical switch having aswinging handle to which the handle or lever 56 is connected. Thus, whenthe `motor is cut out-the. connecting devices are renderedinoperative.'If desired, -a supple-ry mental switch or cut-out may be interposedyinthe motor circuit, as 'indicated at 59, and

controlled b v a key or keys 60 on the keyboard for startingand.stopping the motor. Thus,`the operator, after Vhaving written in anaddress, can by the pressure or'a key'.

start the automatic mechanism and cause the letterto be written. v

A suitable mechanism is provided for auy tomati'cally returning thetypewriter carriage to begin a new line.

Inasinuch as this operation is usually performed bygrasping a part ofthe carriage by the hand and imparting movement thereto itv will benecessary to add an actuating device for the carriage, which, as hereshown, comprises a 'flexible member or tape 6l connected with the usualmanually operated part or lever,

f Vwhich isshown'at62, and extending about 6.0' vried by a shaft 65vmounted adjacent to the Vshaft 11.

a pulley 655v and downward to a drum 6,4 car- T-his drum is looselymounted on the shaft .so that the tape can readily un-` wind therefromas .the "carriage is `fed' Step bv step across the machine. Torewind-j'tlie engage the clutch members.

tapel and thus return'the carriage a gear66 j l is vloosely mounted lonlthe shaft 65 and caused'to mesh With-'a pinion 67 secured to. 'the shaft11 which, it will be remembered,/is.

constantly rotated. T he gear 66 isprovided Vwith a clutch member 68adapted tocoperate ,with a clutch member 69 on the drim 64. Ashere shownthe gear and clutch-move together onthe 'shafta .and the pinion 617 iswide enough top it'- of the movement of the gear necessary. to engageand dis- The clutch y member 68 has a grooved collar '70- with i whichan ordinary. shifting yoke 7l is engaged` This yoke is connected with alever 7 2, one arm of which is connected with a', key

vbar 73 extending above the key-board for manual operation and is alsoconnected with a connecting lever 18 of the actuating mech-A "anism,whereby it may be automatically op'- erated to move the clutchmembers'into eni gagement and cause the return of the carriage when itis ldesired to begin a new line.

The lever 72 has an upwardly extending -arm A 74 arranged in the pathof' a-nger 75 mount# ed on 'the' carriage and so arranged thatZ when thelatter reach-es the point at which it is desired to begin the new linethe lever '74 will be actuated, -the clutch members disengaged and themovement of the carriage consequently checked. v. The linger 75" ispreferably y adjustably mounted on the carriageto permit of thevariation of the point at which the carriage is stopped, asshown in Fig.4.' I lhave also found' it vdesirable to provide the machine with. meansfor lockingl the tabulating Lkey :down until the carriage "sliz`1ll havebeen.

moved into engagement with the tabulating stop. In the manual operationofthe machine this-key is held down-by the operator for a moment but theautomatic operation of, the key bar is so rapid that the carriage wouldnot have timel to move the necessary distance.v lThe tabulatingmechanism litself is of an ordinary characterand comprisesa pivotedframe 76 having the usual stops77 and in order to lockthe same in itsoperativefposition-I have provided it with a slidablerod or ratchet 78adaptedtto be.,

moved into'fa positionjtof engage a str )pf'o'rrl pin 7 9 mountedion afi-Xedgpart ofthe 'frame'.f

The rod is spring actuated and'prvide with a beveled Iiose soithat itwill automatiscally pass the stop` on the forward movement of the rodand then move into-locking'engagement withA the stop.' ITo release thelock and permitthereturn of ythetabulating device to Aitsnormal positionI have provided the rod 78 with stops 80 mounted thereon adjacent tothetabu'lating stops `butin positions .to be engaged by the carriagebefore ythe tabulating stop is engaged thereby', thus j releasing thetabulating device before the movement l of the' carriage is. Checked' ithe path ot' and adapted to be operative -onnections to Qrdinarily formletters and matters of a similar kind are used but once and it is nothdesired to preserve .the form but should 'it be desired to preserve thesaine-for anytreason the control-ling member'can be readily removed andstored. In the present instance this ivill be accomplished by removingthe shaft for the drum from its bearingsand lifting the drum from theframe vand then substituting another drum theretor.`

The construction and operation of the ma,

chine ivill be fully understood from the -li'oregoing description of the-various parts thereof and it will be apparent that the operation of thedevice is ot' a mechanical construction throughout and that theoperation thereof is positively accomplished; that ythe mechanism is ofa simple, durable nat-nre, not easily broken or disarranged, and of sucha character thatit can be produced at a relatively lovv cost; that thecontrollingdevice is of; such a character as to be not only certain inits operation but will produce an unlimited number of copies; andfurther, that the form carried thereby can be removed and preserved ifdesired.

XVhile 1 have shown and described one embodiment of my invention itivill be understood that this has been chosentor the purposes ofillustration only and that 1 do not desire to be limited to the detailsof construc- -tion,- for obvious modifications will occur to a personskilled in the art. For example, it Will be understood that the' tripdevices or trips, forming parts of the controlling device. iieed notnecessarily actuatea movable lever but that this term is intended toinclude any such device which is adjusted upon the controlling memberand then carried by the controlling member into a position where itivill have a controlling effect upon the -actuating mechanism. l

Having thus fully described my invention, ivhat I `claim as new anddesire to se-` cure by Letters Patent, is j 1. An operating mechanismcomprising an actuating device adapted to be connected vvitli any one ofa plurality of devices to be Aoperated, a movable controlling devicehaving parts projecting therefrom, bodily .adjustable thereon andpositively lieldagainst displacement, and means' arranged in the path oland adapted to be engaged by said parts of said controlling device, tocause be established be-v tween said actuating device and selecteddevices to be operated. U y

2. An operating mechanism comprising an actuating device adapted to beconnected ivitli any one of plurality of devices to be operatedE a`movable controlling device having parts projecting tlieretrom and.bodily adjustable thereon, and means arranged in engaged by said parts.of said controlling device, to

lcause operative connections to be established 'be operatively connectedlietvveeii saidactuating-device and selected de vices to be operated,yand means to retain said parts in their adjusted positions to cause saidselected'devices to be operated to be actuated in the same sequence bysiiccessive movementsof said movable member..

v 3. An operating` mechanism comprisingy an actuating device adaptedtobe connected withV any one ot a plurality of devices to be operated, amovable controlling device having parts projecting therefrom and bodilymeans coperating vvith i said' parts to establish operativeconnectionsYV adjustable thereon,

between said actuating device and the selected parts to be operated, andmeans to positively retain said parts in their adjusted positionswhereby said? selected device to be operated may be actuated in the Samesequence by the successive movements lof said inovable member. f

i. An operating mechanism comprising an actuating device adapted to beconnected ivith any one ot' a plurality of devices to be operated, amovable controlling device Jfor said actuating device having controlling`members,arranged in normally fixed relative positions and adjustabletransversely to the line ot' movement of said controlling device.movable devices arranged to be actuated by said controlling members, andmeans operated by said movable devices to lause said actuating device tobe operatively connected with selected parts to be operated.

An i operating mechanism comprising an actuating device adapted to beconnected with any one of a plurality ot' parts to be operated, saidactuating device having a plurality of members mounted thereon andseparately movable. into positions to establish the connections betweensaid device and its respective .parts to be operated, a con- -tinuouslymoving controlling device comprising a series of controlling' members,and Aconnecting devices mounted separately from said actuating deviceand arranged to be engaged by said controlling member and to separatelyoperate the movable members ot' said actuating device to causethelatter-to with the selected paits to be operated.

6. The combination vvith a machine having operable parts, of a separateoperating mechanism comprising a plurality of independently movableparts normally connected vvith the respective operable parts of saidmachine7 means to impart movement to said movable parts, a continuouslymovable f,controlling device liaving controlling members to positivelycontrol said means, and connecting devices interposed between saidcontrolling device and said means to cause operative movement to beimparted to a se` lected one of said-operable parts.

7. An operating vmechanism comprising being bodily adjustabletransversely to thel line of movement of said controlling device, andmeans to hold said adjusted positions.l

8. An operating mechanism comprising a main frame separate fromand-adaptedto support the machine to be operated, a plu'- rality'ofmembers movably mounted-on said frame and adapted to beoperatively con-,

nected withl the' respective operable parts of said machine, anactuating member to impart movement to said movable members, .a movablecontrolling device having normally fixed controlling members topositivelyy lcontrol the operative connections between said actuatingmemberl and the several movable members, said' normally fixed.projections being bodily"adjustable transverselyT to the line ofmovement of said controlling device, and means to hold said projectionsin their adjusted positions.

9. The combinationv withv a. typewriter, having 4operable parts anactuating mechanisin comprising aplurality of parts operativelyconnectedwith the'respective parts of said typewriter and a movable controllingdevice having a. plurality of'projections, each 'of which may be ,movedtransversely to' the line of'movement of said controlling device intofaposition to 'causefa selected one ofthe movableparts of said actuatingmechanism to be operated, and means to-,retain said projections'in theiradjusted positions.

l0. The combination, with a typewriter having operable parts, anactuatingmechar nism comprising' a' plurality of parts oper.- -ativelvconnected with the respective parts of said typewriter, and a drumhavinga plurality of projections 'adjustably mounted thereon. eachprojection being adapted-to be'moved 'into position'to cause theoperation of any one of the parts ot said actuating mechanism.

ll. The combination, .withva typewriter having operable. parts, anactuating mechanism comprising` a pluralityv of parts operativel)`connected witlr the respective parts of said typewriter. and a controlling device cmuprising a movable member having a series of slotstherein, and trip devices ad justabiv mountedfin said slots to cause theoperation ot selected parts of said actuating mechanism.

12. An operating mechanism for a typewriter comprising a frame separatefrom and adapted to support the typewriter, an

projections in their lcorresponding lever.

actuating device mounted for bodily movement on said frame and having aplurality7 .of independently movable fingers, a plurality of connectingdev ices supported adjacent to said actuating fingers and adapted to beconnected respectively with operable parts of said typewriter, and acontrolling device'havinga part movable into different operativepositions and adapted to cause a selected one of said actuatingfingersto be moved lintooperative relation with the correspondingconnecting member.

13. An operating mechanism for a typewriter comprising a frame separatefrom andadapted to support said typewriter, of. a-recip'rocatoryactuating bar, a plurality of independently movable fingers. carried byI lever.

14. An operating mechanism for a typewriter comprising a frame separatefrom and. adapted to support said typewriter, of a. reciprocatoryactuating-bar, a plurality of independently movable fingers carried byVsaid -actuating bar, a. connecting lever pivotally supported on saidframe adjacent to each of said fingers, normally out of the' paththereof, and adapted to be connected lwith the operable parts of saidtypewriter,

and means for moving-a selected one of said actuating ngers into suchaposition that thereciprocation oi said actuating bar Will Acause saidlingers to engage vits connecting lever, and means for automaticallyrestoring said finger to its 'inoperative position.

15. The combination, 'with a typewriter having a. plurality of operableparts, of a plurality of levers. pivotally mounted at one end and havingtheir other ends` pivotally connectedv with the respective parts of saidtypewriter, an actuating bar mounted above said levers and-havingmovement toward and away from the same, "a plurality of fingerspivotally vmounted on said actuating bar and arranged in alinement withthe re' spective levers, said levers lying normally out of the path ofsaid fingers, and means for imparting pivotal movement to asele cted oneof said actuating fingers to establish an operative relation betweenit.and the 16. The combination, with a typewriter havinga plurality ofoperable parts, of an actuating bar having reciprocatory movement, aplurality of fingers pi'votally mountported at one end and connected attheir other ends with the respective `operable partsof said typewriter,said levers being arranged immediately beneath the respect ti veactuintingl fingers and each lever having n. recess arranged in thenormal path of its finger, and means to impart pivotal move mout to aselected-one offsaid finger-sto move it out of alinement -with saidrecess and cause it to engage and actiiate its lever.

l?. The combinntion, with atypevvriter4 having :i plurality of operableparts, of an actuating bar having reciprocatory movenient, a pluralityof fingers ivotallyniouiit ed on Suid bar and Inova le therewith, aplurality of connecting lovers pivotally supported at one end andconnected at their other ends with the respective operable parts of.said typewriter, said levers vbeing arranged immediately beneath therespective actuating fingers and cach lever'having a recess arranged inthe normal path of its linger, and incans'to impart pivotal movement toa selected -one of said lingers to move it out' of alinement with saidrecess and cause-it to engage and actuate .its lever, said leveis andsaid fingers having interlocking partsv to maintain the same in oerative engageinent during the downwar movement of said actuating bar.

18. The combination, with a' typewriter hav'inga" plurality ofy operableparts, of an actuating bar, means for imparting4 constentji'-eciprocatory movement'to said bar,

Said ba'r, springs or'holding said fin ers in their normal positions, aplurality o levers4 i pivotally'supported beneath the respective ngersand operativelyconnected with the said levers havin recesses to receivethe adjacent ends of sai fingers, and a controlling device to moveaselected one of said iin ers out of alinement withsaid recess and t usestablish an operative connection between said finger and its lever.

19. In an operating mechanism for a type'- v writer, an actuating memberhavin bodily movement and having parts movab etherewith andindependently thereof, connecting 'members adapted to be connected withoperable parts of the typewriter and arranged adjacent to the,respective movable parts of Said actuating member, nica-ns to move aselected one of the movable'parts of said actuating member into aposition to operatively engage the adjacent connecting member, and-'means to 'positively retain sai part in such position'l Vurin the fullmovement of said actuating mem er in one direction.

20. In an operating iiieclninism for a typewriter, an actuating member,a

atingmember, a, -connecting.member sup- 55 portediadjacentoi'aeh of'saidfingers and 'cent to ,eac

a plurality of' fin ers pivotally mounted, on

respective operable parts of said typewriter,

lurall ity of Iingers-mu'ivably-l mounted on sai ,actu-f normally outofthe path thereof, means for gers into a position to operatively enga ethe adjacent connecting member and'to hold the same in suc'h positionuntil said engae- 7o nient has been accomplished, and ot er means toretain said fingersn such en agelment until said connecting member haseen fully o erated, I

' n-an operatingbmechanism for a'ty e- 75 Writer, an actuating ar, 'a'plurality ofjd) gers movabiy mounted on said actuating bar, a connectin4lever pivotally supported adjaof saidingers and normally out of thepath thereof, means for moving' xil selectedone ofsaid actuating fingersinto 'operative relation with its connecting member, said iin er endsaid connecting lever having 'inter ocking parts, and a, detent to holdsaid finger in ai position to engage said the Erst portion' of themovement of said actuating bar, whereby 'sa-id retain said finger andsaid lever in operatvevrelation during one complete movement 9o of theactuation bar in one direction.

22. In an operating mechanism for a ty e- '\vriter, an actuating bar, aplurality of ngers movably mounted on said actuating a'r, a connectinglever ivotally supported adjacent to c'aoh of said gers and normally outof the path thereof, means for moving a selected'one of said actuatingfingers operative relation with its connecting mein-"-y ber,A said Engerand said"connecting lever 'having interlocking parts, a deteit'to'holdsaid linger in a position-to engage said lever Y during the' firstportion of the movement' of -said actuating bar, whereby said detent andsaid interlocking parts serve to retainsaid finger and jsaid loverinoperative relation duringbone complete movement of `the'actu ating ar.inone direction, and ineans'to release said finger to permit` it toreturn to its normal position upon the upward movement of said actuatingbar. A 23.`The'combina`tion with a typewriter having va plurality ofoperable parts, of, a plurality of levers connected with the:respective. operable parts of said typewriter, an actuating bar arrangedadjacent said levers and having constant movement toward and away fromthe same, a plurality of fingers movabl mounted onlsaid bar, means to.hold ysai ngers normally in in 12o operative positions relativelyto thelrespec` tive levers, means for moving a selected one of said fingersinto operative relationwith its lever and for-retaining the same inrelation, and means for releasl said' iin-,.125 ger to permit it to bereturned to its normal. position when it has been disengaged' from saidlever.

9,4.. The combination, with atypewriter ilo hai-ieg o. plurality ofoperableiper of a` 1,30'

' salid linger as soon as vto said bars and each .them in operativerelation, a device vto engage a selectedone of said fingers and move itinto operative position with relation to its connecting member, a detentto retain said-finger in its operative position until the cooperatingparts of saidfinger and said connecting member have interlocke'd,`andmeans for moving said device away from said coperating parts haveinterlocked.

25. The combination, with a typewriter having a plurality connectingmembers connected with the re'- spective operable'parts of saidtypewriter', v

an actuating member having movable fingers adapted to be moved into vandout of 1* operati-ve relation lwith the corresponding connectingmembers, a movablemember having projections, and connecting devicesinterposed between said movable member and 1 sai-d fingers and adaptedto be actuated by said projections to impa'rt movement to the.respective actuating fingers. -v

with a typewriter- 26. The combination, having a plurality of-operableparts, of-connecting members connected with the 'respective operableparts of said typewritenan actuating member having movable fingersadapted to be moved into and out of operative relation with thecorresponding con'- necting menibers,l slide 'bars arranged in alinementwith the respective actuating fingers, a series. of two armed leversarranged adjacentv to .said bars and having one arm arranged inAalineinent with the adjacent end of the correspondingbar, a movablemember arranged adjacent'to the other arm ofsaid levers, and projectionscarried'by said mov-' able member and adapted toA engage said other armsof said levers to impart movement to said bars and actuate therespective fingersoi' said actuatingd'evice. Y

27. The combination, with a .typewriter having a plurality of operablepaits, of connecting members connected with the respective operablelparts of said typewriter, an actuating vmember having movable fingersadapted to be moved into and out of operative relation with thecorresponding connecting members, slidebars arranged in alineinent withthe respective actuating lingers, a series of two-armed levers arrangedadjacent having one arm arranged in alinement with the adjacent end ofthe corresponding bar` a movable member arranged adjacent to the otheraiin of said levers, projections carried by said movable of operableparts, of

member and adapted to engage said other arms of said levers-'to impartmovement to Said bars and actuate the respective fingers of saidactuating device, and means for moving said bars out of alinement withthe respective levers to interrupt the connectionsaid key bar to permitthe-latter to have movement therein, and means for connecting saidactuating member with a'selectedone .of saidv levers.

29. In' an automatic operating mechanism for typewriters, selectiveactuating mechanism, a controlling device comprising a movable memberhaving guides extending ltransversely to the-line of its movement, and

a'trip device mounted to be moved along each of said guides into aposition adjusted in relationto said actuating mechanism.

30. In an automatic operating mechanism for typewriters, selectiveactuating mechanism, a controlling device comprising a movablememberhavingguides extending transversely to the line of its movement, al tripdevice mounted to be moved along each of said guides into a positionadjusted in relationto 'said actuating mechanism, a gage arrangedadjacentto saidv movable* member;` and means for engaging said tripdevices to move them along said gage to theiradjusted 31.v In anautomatic-operating mechanism for typewriters, selective actuatingmechanism, a controlling'device comprising a movable member havingversely to theline of its movement, 'a trip' guides eXtending'trans-I-lso' device mounted to be moved along eachofv said guides intoa-positionadjusted in relation to said actuating mechanism` means forsimultaneously moving aplurality of -said trip devices into positions atone side ot said movable member, and another device for moving said tripdevices individually into adjusted-'positions along said guides.

3Q. The combination with a typewriter having operable parts` of anactuating mechanism, comprising a pluralityT of parts operativelyconnected with the respective parts of said typewriter, and arotatablecontrolling drum having a plurality of slots formed in theperiphery thereof parallel with its axis. and trip devices mounted'insaid slots for-'bodily adjustment along the same and having partsprojecting beyond the periph` ervof said drum.

, 33. The combination with a typewriter ansm comprisinghavifii'gfoperable parte, ci i im actuating mecha plurality of partsopera- 'v tively connectedwith the respective parts ldev-icev for saidselective actuating mechanism ,and connecting "the former. to selectedparts of the latter,'

Airmuntcd forV movement along `ways 'and' having parts projectingbeyond4 anda selective 'actuating Vmatically operate the same,

i having operable of said typewriter,

prisingy a' movable member having aseries -o guideways extendingsubstantially parallel with theaxis thereof, trip devices the surface ofsaid. controlling device, and. means'foradvancing said controllingI de-yvice stepby; step as said trip'deviceslare adf iustedinth'e respectiveguidcways. A i

34,- Thecombination.

device for said actuating mechanism having adjustable `projections todetermine the selec- Y tive action said controlling'devicc being,removableV to ci` said actuating mechanism,

enable lthe forni 'up served. .l K

' 35,.' The combination, with a typewriter, and selective actuatingmechanism `for auto matically ,operating said typewriter, of acontrolling device ior `said selective actuat ing mechanismhavingmovable parts adapted'tobe,4 adjusted to' diiierent positions to thereonto be predetermine the selective action of said actua't` ing mechanism,said controlling device being removably mounted to permit of its`removal topreserve `the form `set up thereon.

36. The combination' with a typewriter parts and nselective actuatv ingmechanism having movable members connected with the respective operablepartsl of said typewriter, of a movable controlling devices interposedbetween said controlling device and said actuating mechanism to transmitmotion from said connecting devices having parts movableiiitoinoperative positions to interrupt vpart, and means lhavingoperable parts,

said'connections. l y

37."The combination, Iwith a typewriter andselective actuating mechanismhaving movable members connected with the respective operable parts ofsaid typewriter, of a controlling device for said selective actuatingmechanism, devices for connecting Isaid controlling device with saidactuating mechanism, each oi said connecting devices comprising twoparts arranged normally` in alinement, whereby the movement of onepartwill act-mits ha rather l f'out of alinemcnt'f with the other part toinlio lling device and terrupt the connection between thecontrol theactuating mechanism. ,BSJThe combination, with a typewriter havingoperable parte, aifid'selcctive actu'atn ing mechanism haoringy movablemembers coniiectedwith the i" ective o arable parte of said typewriter,i il; ice',

accento fconnecting devices interposed between said controlling device acontrolling device coin-V said guide- 4wi` h a` typewriterlI mechanismto autofl. l of a controlling? 'anismf comprising gaged and. actuatedby` saidzconitrolling denormally in a position tobe' operated bymechanism, a

4motor and the means for movin g one of said parte i and said actuatingmech anism comprising levers., 'adapted to be en` gaged and actuated bysaid controlling de vice, bars arranged normally in a positionV to, beoperated by connecting Asaid vevers 'with therespectlve members of'saldactuating mechanism, and

means for moving said'bars` linto inoperative positions yrelativelyhaving operable parts, ing' mechanism havingfmovablemembers connectedwiththe' respective operable' parts ofsaid typewriter, f a controllingdevice, connecting devices controlling deviceand saidactuatingmechlevers I *to the respective le-` vers, thereby, interrupting they connection'be-' vi-tween 1the ,controlling .device and; ,the actuf''atingmechanism' y 39.11'he combnatioinfwitha typewriterand selectiveactuabadapted to be en'-4 ,70 the respective" levers-and i interposedbetween saidmatic actuating mechanism, devices for coiinecting saidcontrollingdevice with said automatic mechanism, means to render saidconnecting devices inoperative, a motor to impart movement to saidautomatic actuating tnechanism,f a controlling device for said motor,and aconnection between said controlling device-for inoperative. l vLil. The combination, with a typewriter comprising a paper carriagemovable from one side of said typewriter to the other, seiectivcactuating mechanism forv said typed pct-ver ang mechanism, a deviceoperatively connccted with -said carriage to return the saine toits-normal position, connection between Asaid device and said powermechanism, between said clutch vand said actuatin mechanisin,and acontrolling device for said actur ating mechanism 4t2. The ccmbnation,with a typewriter comprisill ier-carriage movable an operativeconnection said motor and the v l means for" rendering said connectingdevices mechanism for driving 4 12C a clutch,4

a from one d pewriter to the other, sc mechanism. tor said type

